Combination brush and powder dispenser



March 4, 1958 A. BONGIOVANNI COMBINATION BRUSH AND POWDER DISPENSER Filed April 29, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet l may??? Ja h hi/ |I. x

' ATTORNEYS -March 4, 1958 A. BONGIOVANNI COMBINATION BRUSH AND POWDER DISPENSER FiledApril 29,1957

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 82 5%!) 5 QMBINAJIQNQBRUSH:ANDrPQWDEEDISPENSER l fil llill igyall vPhiladelphia; Pa; 7 v Appli cationc April 29; 195 7fSerial N 6555596 1 This invention relates broadly to the bar-bers 'imple mentcartuand in its tmorespeci-fic aspeots itrelates to a combination...nec-kL@brushand-powder dispensewfor use; by a barber; and the nature -and -objects-rof the-invention K will be readily recognized and-understood by thos'e skilled inutheiartswto which it relates in-the -light of the follow ingzexplanation:aanddetailededescription of the aecom pan-yingl drawingsvillustrating what at present believe to .be preferred embodiments ormechanicalexpressions" of .i my ninventioni -.from-- among various other -forms'yfarran'gements,-combinations'andf constructions; of which the inv'ention'. is capable withinathespirit andscope-there f Ofm', I a It is conventional practice-for barbers-during thecourse of giving a hair cut to brush cut hair-from the customers'" neck and face and to apply powder thereto, Inrnany jurisdictions-the "ordinances governing-'-barber -shops-iwfll not permit a neckibrush tube-used on differntpersonsg" hencerafterabeing used onnta customer-it must-be" dis=f posed. of and. not-me-used; Such healthand V 'sanitsatiori? requirements vhavescaused various --type s of' throw"away";j brushes. to besdevelopedgamong';which are'thos'e which are forflaqdirorn-paper -whichis cut; to provide; z'rplu-i rality ofbrushing stripsg 'lt has bee'n'injlyexperiencetthatf'f such-i brushes ordusters do-mot-iunctipnwith thefdesir'ed efliciencyufor thessingle thicknessypaper which isHcut to provide :thedusting-stripseor arrnsbreak -off and'in'cer taiminstancesdo not have -the necessary degree of'.stffli fi nessl. to properly performtheififunction:

It has been one obrnyobjeets; to provide a throwaway neck andiface brush whioh; has overcome the aforemen-i tioned tandnother defects --whicl'iare- 'inherent'in conven tional..throw-away brushes or'dustersn-fln =designingimy brushor .duster-I'-have devised aunique Jaminatd" ,a'rticie't' which is endowed with many advantageous-and novel char'acteristics. i i

Itisnow conventionalepractice*for barbersto dust or; brush the neck:anii applypowder thereto as two separate? operations requiring the bar ber to use--the duster-*and then iapplyi the -powder: 'from'- a; powder eontaineri ':"Ob-i1 viously thi's isanineifioient and time consumingoperatiOIIA-L: 1 haVeevolved-a combination-'-brush"and powder container iwhereby 'the brushingfl and powdering are done in one .operationr- -ancl -simultaneously thereby eliminating I the formernineificient separate-operationalprdeedurei 'In accor'nplishingathis purpose Lhavedevised a powderdis' 9 pensingecap forv a-squeege-type powder containeriwhic in operative'iaposition sthereonami =I-have' alsodevised means for. ,operationoto :quiclelyaani simply release the duster after use on a customer so that it may bedispdsedf of. ;;Thus-,= my inventionaspeedsmp and 'si-mplifies the 1 barbgring.;procedure bylproviding a powcicr cbntair'rer an dispenser, designedzto operably releasably rcceivepi bruslfit S ates Patent ice \ f used brush"frorn -the* containeiand"oprati y osr a= n'evv 'on thereonspeedily undwitli merely-"amanipuraiiv fin er operation.

The inven tion involvedin"t llis"-appli" run is-"o'n' which? is not -diffi cult to-pro'ducefisinexpensivefandisson? thammder norrnal use c'ondiiibns -ifwill be *1 Wit the-"foregoing general bjetsjfeatfi sults lin "view; as well j as certain "others? wh appa'rent frorii the-following explanation consists in-ce'rta'inmovel features in desig V mounting-andcombination' of elements: "as will be 'rrio fulfy and" particularly tef'r'r'edfto and specified herein after.'""'* e I Referrin gionhe accompanying"drawinsi Fig? s an eievafi'tiiialyiewfif the combination Brush and p water dispenser.

meral -zt tb' cresi n'ar H k h thisontailier"'ijrefefably' though not necessarily being of thesqueeze .bottle type, that is having resilient wall so farm a a jci zjs fj n with'tlie duct through the flispensing cap pocket *2Tis'f" farmed ns' p with a degree of rigidity and strength to withstand the re quirements of continuous use.

Operatively positioned within the annular circumferential pocket 27 is an annular metallic clamping band 29 which is made of any suitable metal having the necessary spring to function as a clamping member as will be described. The clamping band is not a completely circular or closed band member and at each end is formed with operating arms 31 which extend through an opening 33 which is formed in the outer wall of the dispensing cap. The arms 31 are spaced apart and preferably are of outwardly flaring formation and are slotted as at 35. Opposite the opening 33 the annular pocket 27 is formed with a projection 37 serving as a fulcrum point for the clamping band as it operates in a manner to be hereinafter described. An operating or camming member 39 is operatively supported on the arms 31 of the clamping member, the camming member 39 being provided with a supporting element fixed to and projecting inwardly therefrom, the supporting element comprising a leg 41 fixed to the camming member from which extend in opposite directions arms 43 which slidably extend into the slots 35 in the arms 31. It willnow be recognized that the camming member is operatively mounted between the arms 31 and that upon inward movement of the camming member the arms will be spread apart and the clamping band will also be spread apart, fulcruming on the projection37 and it will be further understood that the normal non-distorted position of the clamping band is with the arms relatively close together and the clamping band is distorted into releasing position by moving the camming member inwardly between the arms of the clamping member.

I provide a dusting brush designated generally by the numeral 45. This brush is designed for one use and may then be thrown away and is preferably formed of paper in a manner about to be described. The dusting brush is also adapted to be removably mounted on the dispensing cap 9 of the powder container. The dusting brush consists of a plurality. of paper sections wound together to form a base 47 and iscut at its other end to provide aplurality of dusting arms 49. The laminated base 47 is strengthened by means of an inner tubular member 51 upon which the laminations forming the base are wound and I also provide an outer tubular member 53 which is caused to adhere about the laminated base 47.

The dispensing cap 9 has been especially designed to operably receive andrelease the dusting brushes 45.'

When the barber or beautician is ready to dust the neck or face of the'customer he merely grasps the powder container 1 and pushes inwardly on the camming member 39 to distort or spread apart the clamping band 29 whereupon he inserts the base end of a dusting brush 45 into the annular recess 21 and then releases the cam ming member, the clamping member will spring back into clamping position about the base of the dusting brush as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The operator or barber then squeezes the container 1 whereupon powder is ejected through the ducts 19 and 25 and into the center of the brush and is applied to the neck of the customer as the cut hair is dusted therefrom by a brushing action imparted to the container and the brush. It will be seen that when this operation is completed the brush may be easily removed from the dispensing cap by merely pushing the camming member inwardly between the arms to thereby release the base of the brush from the clamping action of the clamping band so that the brush may be removed from its operative position combined with the container and then thrown a In Figs. 7 through 11 I have illustrated a method which may be followed in producing the brush 45. The paper blank 55 from which a brush is made is preferably of rectangular shape and may be formed of any appropriate tissue-like paper so that the brushing or dusting arms 49 will be soft and flexible. and function efiiciently to remove cut hairs from the neck and to spread the dispensed powder thereover. The blank 55 is folded along the fold line 57 into the position shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings to provide two oblong sections 59 and 61. The folded blank of Fig. 8 is then folded along the transverse line 63 to form sections 65, 67, 69, and 71 as illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawings whereupon the sections of Fig. 9 are folded along the transverse fold line 73 to form the final folded blank or laminated structure disclosed in Fig. 10 of the drawings. It will now be understood that there is one edge of the laminated structure of Fig. 10 which is wholly composed of folded lengths of the paper. It is this edge that is now slitted inwardly a distance providing a series of spaced cuts 75 to provide the plurality of brushing arms 49. Due to this unique construction each such brushing arm is of laminated construction and there are no free or outer ends, that is each arm consists of a plurality of lengths of paper joined at their upper ends as at 77.

It will now be appreciated that I have devised a paper throw away brush having laminated characteristics to provide an efiicient brushing or dusting action and that I have provided such a brush which is adapted for mounting on the dispensing cap of a powder container, the powder being ejected into the center of the brush for application therefrom to the neck of the customer. Not only have I invented a highly advantageous brush but I have also evolved a dispensing cap for a powder container which is adapted to releasably receive the brush of this invention thereon.

I claim:

l. A neck dusting brush and powder dispenser including, in combination, a container for powder having a closed bottom end and an open dispensing end, a dis pensing cap removably attached to said open dispensing end andhaving a powder dispensing duct. extending therethrough and in communication with said open dispensing end of the container, said dispensing cap having an annular recess therein the outer circumferential wall of which is provided with a circumferential pocket, and a throw away dusting brush having a tubular base removably inserted in said recess, the bore of said tubular base being in communication with said duct, and a clamping collar operatively positioned in said pocket and being normally clamped about said tubular base and means connected with said clamping collar and manually opcrable to spread said collar to release said tubular base.

2.. A neck dusting brush and powder dispenser including, in combination, a container for powder having a closed bottom end and an open dispensing end, a dis pensing cap removably attached to said open dispensing end and having a powder dispensing duct extending therethrough and in communication with said open dispensing end of the container, said dispensing cap having an annular recess therein the outer circumferential wall of which is provided with a circumferential pocket, and a throw away dusting brush having a tubular base removably inserted in said recess, the bore of said tubular base being in communication with said duct, and a split clamping collar operatively positioned in said pocket, said clamping collar'being normally clamped about said tubular base,. arms connected to said collar and extending exteriorly of said dispensing cap for manually spreading pensing cap removably attached to said open dispensing References Cited in the file of this patent end and having a powder dispensing duct extending UNITED STATES PATENTS therethrough and in communication with said open dispensing end of the container, said dispensing cap having 1,442,662 16, 1923 an annular recess therein the outer circumferential wall 5 1,757,650 Anco May 6, 1930 of which is provided with a circumferential pocket, 2,268,740 Cory 61 1942 a throw away dusting brush having a tubular base remov- 1631061 Ozdobmskl May 51 1953 ably inserted in said recess, the bore of saidftubular base FOREIGN PATENTS being in communication with said duct, a ulcrum proiection extending into said pocket, and a split clamping 10 gg gz 8 g collar operatively positioned in said pocket in engagement 894:974 France 1944 with said fulcrum projection and having an arm extending exteriorly of said dispensing cap from each end of said collar and substantially opposite said fulcrum projection and means for spreading said arms apart to expand 15 said collar to release said tubular base. 

